Correction 08-11-09

Published 7:00 pm, Friday, August 14, 2009

The "Dead by Mistake" story that appeared in Sunday's Herald incorrectly stated the party who initiated an appeal in the malpractice case involving Stanley Stinnett of California.

Stinnett's widow is appealing. The jury awarded $7.4 million to Holly Stinnett including $6 million in non-economic damages, but a cap on non-economic damages reduced the amount that Holly Stinnett can receive to $1.6 million, according to her lawyer, Stewart M. Tabak. She is appealing the decision to reduce the jury award.